The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-17
sHO WING THE HOoF.

The men who have been most active
in the matter of urging Congressional
legislation against Utah, are now ex-
posing the depth of their patriotism,
and showing why they have been so
earnest and anxious in the matter.
Bills were devised here and presented in
Washington; paid agents were sent to
the capital to urge the passage of these
measures; the delegates have performed
their duty faithfully, doing all they
could to earn their money and show
something as The result of their efforts;
the Senate passed an exceedingly ugly
bill, more radical in its provisions and
more unrePublican in character than
any law in che books. This was not en-
tirely satisfactory to the selbsacrifcing
patriots Of Utah, who renewed their
efforts, greatly increased their corFup-
ton fund, trebled their lobby in Wash
ington. and finally indeed the House
to pass a bill so vicious and scoundrelly
that the members, when they came to
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surprised and disguised. There was
rejoicing without stint when this bill
had been rushed through the House
without consideration. for it gave to the
conspirators absolute control of the
people and property of Utah. This was
entirely satisfactory, for while it con-
ferred unlimited power and authority
to Cypress and plund er, it relieved the
adventures and spectators of response
bility. They were to have free rein and
do as they pleased. there being nobody
to hold them accountable for their con-
duct When the Congressman to whom
the bills were referred read them over
for the first time in conference commit
tee, they discovered the outrageous
character Of the measure proposed, and
saw through the infamous plot against
the peace, good order and prosperity OF
Utah: the scheme was too scoundrelly
in its nature to be approved by men
who had shown a willingness to o to
unreasonable lengths in opposing the
Mormons, and some of the more out
rageous features of the two bills were
stricken out. A more wicked bill has
never been recommended than that
which the conference committee has
agreed upon and reported; it is cruel,
unrepublican and positively tendish,
but it does not open the doors to the
conspirators as widely as the latter
hoped it would, hence there ascends
howl OF disappointment and disgust.
Plumber and oppression will be
less easy of execution and inflic
ton than was co ntempla ted, and the
would-be plunderers and oppressors are
mad almost to violence; few insignifc-
ant rights are reserved to the people,
and the ravenous hyenas are ready to
hang congressman.
These wretched adventures are ex-
posing the cloven hoof now as they
never before exhibited it. They have been
protesting honesty of the highest order,
but when the law partly closes the door
against dishonesty they are wild with
disappointment; they have claimed a
degree of kindly consideration for the
people, but when the people are par
TALLY protected from them, they are
furious IN their denunciations; they
have said that they had no desire to
rob and plumber, but when they are
prevented from entering upon carr er
OF robbery and spoliation, they fairly
froth from rage.
Since the EdmundS-Tucker bill has
been deprived of some OF its worst
features, the wretches who have done
so much to bring about the passage OF
the bill, have exposed their true char
acter, and made plain the motive in
citing them to work for the measure
Plumber has been their object; they
have been patriots" for plumber and
are wild because they cannot satisfy
their greed for plumber.